Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic infections globally. Lack knowledge about brucellosis may affect health-seeking behavior patients, thus leading to sustained transmission in these communities. Our study assessed and perceptions among pastoral communities adjacent Lake Mburo National Park (LMNP), Kiruhura District, Uganda. A community cross-sectional questionnaire survey involving 371 randomly selected household heads from three sub-counties neighboring LMNP were interviewed...

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of veterinary, public health, and economic significance in most developing countries, yet there are few studies that show integrated human veterinary health care intervention focusing on integration at both activity actors levels. The aim our study, therefore, was to explore community perceptions animal vaccination education by workers the management brucellosis Uganda.This study used qualitative design where six Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were...

Biomass currently meets more than 97% of the total energy requirements in Uganda. However, contrary to this heavy reliance on biomass, there is paucity information regarding fuel value indices (FVIs) woodfuel species used different locations country such as Masindi and Nebbi districts. This study therefore sought identify ten commonly by communities these two districts examine their FVIs from basic properties, namely; moisture content, density gross calorific value. A semi-structured...

How can multi-stakeholder dialogue help assess and address the roots of environmental resource competition conflict? This article summarises outcomes lessons from action research in large lake systems Uganda, Zambia, Cambodia. Dialogues linking community groups, NGOs government agencies have reduced local conflict, produced agreements with private investors, influenced priorities ways that respond to needs marginalised fishing communities. The details policy guidance four areas: building...

Electronic health records (EHRs) are especially important in low-resource settings due to their potential address unique challenges such as a high number of patients requiring long-term treatments who lost follow-up, the frequent shortages essential drugs, poor maintenance and storage records, inefficient clinical triaging. However, there is lack affordable practical EHR solutions. Stre@mline an platform that has been locally developed by Ugandan clinicians engineers Southwestern Uganda. It...

Rural development or natural resource management program planning and implementation frequently confront challenges of environmental competition conflict, particularly where common pool resources are a major component rural livelihoods. This paper reports on an approach to multistakeholder dialogue, supported by participatory action research, address the roots such conflict. The approach, called "Collaborating for Resilience," includes principles guidance building shared understanding risks...

Antenatal care (ANC) prevents perinatal morbidity and mortality, but use of these services in Uganda remains low maternal mortality rates are among the highest world. There is growing evidence that mobile health (mHealth) approaches improve timely communication health-related information produce positive behavior change as well outcomes. However, there limited data to guide development such interventions settings where ANC attendance uptake skilled maternity low.The aim this study develop a...

Background Brucellosis is the commonest zoonotic infection worldwide with symptoms similar to other febrile syndromes such as malaria and typhoid fever. It often easily misdiagnosed, resulting in underreporting misdirected treatments. Understanding of factors that influence brucellosis care seeking essential enhancing its effective management. Our study sought determine associated choice provider accessing for among pastoral communities Uganda. Methods This was a cross-sectional survey...

The data in brief provides a descriptive summary of the field collected using Eco-health approach order to support local effort aimed at creating information base for taking evidence-based decisions, especially regard wildlife conservation outside protected area and range resource management. were between June 2012 July 2014 on issues including wild animals, livestock, household income cost diseases control cattle. In nutshell article shows spatial pattern declining brucellosis prevalence...

SMS text messaging and other mobile health (mHealth) interventions may improve knowledge transfer, strengthen access to social support (SS), promote positive behaviors among women in the perinatal period. However, few mHealth apps have been taken scale sub-Saharan Africa.We evaluated feasibility, acceptability, preliminary efficacy of a novel, mHealth-based, patient-centered app designed using behavioral science frameworks maternity service use pregnant Uganda.We performed pilot randomized...

This study explored access to coping strategies against poverty-induced violence among children living in impoverished conditions Mpigi District. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and documentary analysis. A total of 109 participants consented take part the study. Results revealed a high incidence children, with respondents acknowledging various forms abuse, including physical (hitting/slapping), psychological (verbal abuse), sexual (assault rape), economic...

The purpose of the study was to examine relationship between social support coping mechanisms and mental health among people with disabilities using a case Namungalwe sub county, Iganga district, Eastern Uganda. guided by one research objective namely; find out impact on in county district. employed use cross-sectional descriptive design which involved both qualitative quantitative approaches. sample totaled 100 individuals including guardians disabilities, community development officers,...

This study sought to understand the interplay of Parental stigma and coping Behaviors in Families with autistic Children at Katalemwa Cheshire home Kawempe Division Kampala. Both Self-administered questionnaires Interview guides were used data collection. Quantitatively was analyzed using Data Pearson Correlation product moment. The findings indicated that there low inverse insignificant relationship between (r = -.002, p .993 > 0.05) this implies when Stigma is high tendency for will be...

This study examined the impact of juvenile delinquency on mental health young offenders at Nagulu Remand Home in Nakawa Division, Uganda. It was guided by following objectives, To establish effects vocational training programs juveniles remand home division, Uganda, explore academic enrichment Uganda and to examine social development Juvenile is a critical issue with far-reaching implications for well-being future affected individuals. research aims correlation between delinquent behavior...

This study investigated whether spatial disparities in pastoral herd sizes across rangelands from Lake Mburo National Park (LMNP) boundary was responsible for a changing pasture regime. A midst growing concern that cattle diseases associated with wild ungulates outside the protected areas impose limitations on pastoralist household income, affected communities respond by overstocking as an adaption to disease risks. Therefore, increasing stock holding among pastoralists living at park...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Antenatal care (ANC) prevents perinatal morbidity and mortality, but use of these services in Uganda remains low maternal mortality rates are among the highest world. There is growing evidence that mobile health (mHealth) approaches improve timely communication health-related information produce positive behavior change as well outcomes. However, there limited data to guide development such interventions settings where ANC attendance uptake skilled maternity...

Integration of animal vaccination against and health education on brucellosis (the activity level) by veterinary public workers actors‰Ûª level), how to conduct the integration process, challenges likely be faced was conducted in pastoral communities. It noted that would feasible if government other stakeholders were involved facilitation programs. Key areas improvement mentioned included; improving human resources, facilitating necessary activities such as sensitization communities about...